Rail anchor



J. P. HARE.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.9,1921.

Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

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Application filed November 9, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMns Pnrnn HARE, a resident of Todmorden, in the county of York, Province of Ontario, Canada, and a subject of the King of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for preventing the creeping of railway rails under the action of trains passing over them. Numerous devices for this purpose have been devised at various times, and while a measure of success is obtained with the devices now in use, none of them give wholly satisfactory results It is my object therefore to devise a construction for this purpose which will be more effective than the devices now in use. As the tendency is for the rails to creep in the direction of travel of the trains, and as on a single track line there is usually traffic in both directions, any creeping caused by a train passing over the track in one direction is counteracted by creeping caused by a train passing over the track in the other direction, and there is little need therefore for rail anchoring devices. With a double line of track, however, the situation is en'- tirely different as the traffic on one pair of rails in always in one direction and the traffic on the other pair of rails is in the opposite direction, and hence the need of anchoring devices. The devices now in use, however, generally all are for the purpose of preventing movement of the rails relative to the ties or sleepers to which the rails are secured. I aim, however, to provide an anchor which will take advantage of the fact hereinbefore referred to that the tendency of the rails of one track is to creep in one direction and the tendency of the rails of the other track in the opposite direction and thus prevent creeping of either pair of rails.

1 attain my object by means of the constructions hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a double line of track showing my improved rail anchor in position; and

Fig. 2 a section through one of the rails showing the preferred method of securing the anchor bar to a rail.

In the drawings like numerals of refspeeification of Letters Patent.

llatented J an. 10, E122.

Serial No. 514,092.

erence indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

1, 2, ali d 1 are the rails of a double line of track, 1 and 2 being the rails over which the traffic passes in one direction as indicated by arrow, and 3 and 1 the rails over which the traffic passes in the opposite direction as indicated by arrow.

5 is an anchor bar which passes over the ties of sleepers but under the rails, the ties being suitably notched where necessary to provide space for the bar. This bar is preferably secured to each rail as indicated in Fig. 2 by means of a pair of hook bolts 6 and a clamping member 7 the hooks of the bolts engaging one side of the flange of the rail and the clamping member the other side.

The result of this arrangement is that creeping of the rails 1 and 2 through trains passing over them will be practically prevented through said rails being tied to the rails 3 and 4, as no creeping of the rails 1 and 2 can take place without a correspond ing movement of the rails 3 and a in the same direction. It similarly follows that creeping of the rails 3 and 4: will be practically prevented through said rails being tied to the rails 1 and 2, as no creeping of the rails 3 and 4 can take place without a corresponding movement of the rails 1 and 2 in the same direction. Therefore any creeping of the rails 1 and 2 in the direction of travel of the traffic on these rails will be balanced by the creeping of the rails 3 and a in the opposite direction through the trafic passingover them.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have devised a construction which will satisfactorily attain the objects of my invention as set out in the preamble of this specification.

It will also be understood that various other means than those shown may be devised for clamping the anchor bar to the rails.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of rails; a second pair of rails substantially parallel to the first mentioned pair; and means arranged obliquely of said rails and connecting one rail of one pair to one rail of the other the combination of a pair of rails; a second pair of rails substantially parallel to the first mentioned pair; and a bar lying under said rails arranged obliquely thereof; and

5 means securing the bar to each rail.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of rails; a second pair of rails substantially parallel to the first mentioned pair; and a bar lying under said rails and arranged obliquely thereof; 10 and clips embracing each rail and the bar.

Signed at Toronto, Ont. this 28th day of October, 1921.

JAMES PETER HARE. 

